PARIS — The Paris Olympics are over. And so is a historic Games for Canada.
Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg carried the Canadian flag into the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday after headlining Canada's record-breaking medal haul at the Olympics.
The 22-year-old Katzberg, of Nanaimo, B.C., claimed Canada's first gold in men's hammer throw with the largest margin of victory in the event since Antwerp 1920. Canada also finished with seven silver medals and 11 bronze, and was ranked 11th in both number of gold medals and overall total among 84 countries that took home hardware.
The final day of competition saw Malindi Elmore of Kelowna, B.C., running a season's best 2:31:08 in the women's marathon to finish 35th overall. Elmore, 44, debuted back at the 2004 Athens Games as a track athlete, before converting to a long-distance runner later in her career. Meanwhile, Maple Ridge, B.C.'s Maggie Coles-Lyster made it to the women's omnium final in track cycling, finishing ninth with 101 points.
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